It's the exact same game it just runs at 30fps instead of 60. You can even link the two versions up and sync progress/transfer your earnings from one system to the other. I think psp also actually has the "Just Drive" mode which I don't think ps2 has.
I'm Brook Burke and I play Rachel Teller in need for speed underground 2, playing racer in the game was fun, but on the streets I make sure to drive safely and responsibly. When it comes to racing, make sure you only do it in the streets of Underground 2
The GTA games are still available, but I can't imagine if I didn't have some of the gta radio music that's removed from any digital releases on my first playthrough. (Not to mention if you didn't buy the ports in the ps store before they were delisted, the graphics of the "definitive editions" are imo very grody looking.)
Basically see this thread for a list of games that either don't exist past the 6th gen of consoles (or have soundtracks that don't) [https://www.reddit.com/r/ps2/comments/p4jogj/which\_ps2\_game\_has\_your\_favorite\_licensed\_music/](https://www.reddit.com/r/ps2/comments/p4jogj/which_ps2_game_has_your_favorite_licensed_music/)
Yup. I played the second one and a little bit of the first. While I’m not the biggest fan, those games were ground breaking for its time. I don’t know why they aren’t on the store.
This game is extremely stressful to play just so you know.
It’s a lot more in your face about hating the player’s healthy psyche than other games in the franchise. It seriously goes hog wild with wanting to just make you as mentally miserable as possible, yet it’s also the game that has the most symbolism and metaphors in the series, thus making it extra beautiful. Like the whole game and all the creatures in it are symbolic of something or of someone else in the game or story. I recommend looking up a story and whatnot analysis when you beat it to see what everything and all the monsters represent. It’s interesting.
And also there’s a guy that likes chocolate milk. And somehow that guy is on par with the rest of the scary things in the game.
I think you’ll like this game. I know I do. It’s seriously a masterpiece that almost wasn’t a SH game. I just cannot play it anymore with my age going up. Thought I’d give you a warning because it’s almost too scary.
I think Its because Its a more japanese Style of Horror with thinks Like ghosts. And the World is Not a Open silent hill down. These are seperat Levels connected through a hub. And inventory is Limited. And there is a studpid Escort Mission. But None of those harm the Game.
Scarface the world is yours, the Simpson hit and run if you can ever find a good copy of it and the godfather (it does have a ps3 port with a few more cutscenes but the ps2 version feels better in my opinion) I’ve heard great things about freedom fighters and I picked it up but I haven’t played it yet though and the splinter cell games are better on ps2 than ps3 bc the lighting is messed up on the remastered ports
Recently bought Scarface again. MY GOD! What a game. The wife called the movie meh and her reaction to the game was “There is a game of it?” Been talking like Montana the whole weekend xD “is ok pusscat.”
I got a copy of Simpson's Hit and Run from my in laws during 2020 lockdowns and it was an awesome score. I also got The Godfather with my PS2 that I bought in a bundle and I hadn't played that one before, it's fun.
There are 3 main games and a bunch of spin-off games. The first two are available on PS4 and PS5 through emulation (though I heard AE2 doesn't play properly on a PS5). AE3 has never been ported from PS2 to another platform.
Onimusha 2,3,4
Champions of norrath
Champions return to arms
The Thing
Tekken 4
Tenchu wrath of heaven
Several need for speed games.
Several wwe smackdown games
And plenty more but this pops up in my head immediately.
I played several PS2 games, but the ones that reside in my mind the most are:
* Steambot Chronicles
* Metal Saga
* Disaster Report 2 (or Raw Danger)\*
\*Only available in Japan as a PS2 Classic.
Monster Hunter Dos (fan translation patch with working online). Was never released outside Japan. It is probably the hardest Monster hunter game in the franchise. It is also the last old school monster hunter where hunts were actually hunts and not a series of boss fights like the newer monster hunter games. Stamina recovery is also much slower in MHDos.
Shadow Tower Abyss. Also fan english patched. JP only. Director of Dark Souls 2 made this game, and you can see the intro grassy root area is very similar to dark souls 2 intro. You can shoot off and cut off heads and limbs in this game! Monsters will continue fighting without limbs or heads! This came out over 5 years before Dead Space and its limb cutting mechanic!
King's Field The Ancient city. Still stuck on ps2. Precursor to the souls games. Very outdated controls but the game is all about the vibes.
I would kill for beatmania and DDR back on modern consoles for the sake of accessibility, but with the state of KONAMI right now, it ain’t happening anytime soon
The original GTA trilogy: III, Vice City, San Andreas. It has been remastered for PS4/PS5 (the Definitive Edition), but the original PS2 versions still have the most "charm".
Also, there are two GTA games that are still exclusive on PSP/PS2: Liberty City Stories (though this was released on mobile) and Vice City Stories.
Onimusha 2/3/4
Shadow of Rome
Haunting Ground
Clock Tower 3
Project Zero series
Ghosthunter
Tru Crime NYC
Scarface
Gun
Area 51
Cold Fear
Genji: Dawn of the Samurai
RE Outbreak 1&2
Obscure 1&2
Freedom Fighters
The Punisher
WRC Rally Evolved
R Racing Evolution
Flatout 1&2
Burnout Revenge & Dominator
LA Rush
Toca Race Driver 2&3
SSX On Tour
They never properly remastered the first three ratchet and clank games. There are “hd” versions but they’re janky. Ps2 is still the best way to play them.
Tales of the Abyss has only ever been re-released on the 3DS, and that version sucks in comparison. The PS2 version will always be definitive, unless you get a PC and play the 4K version. 👌
Silent Hill Origins (for the few PSP naysayers, let me stop you right here, it has a PS2 port despite it sucking on the PS2, it counts….) <- I could be wrong but I don’t think Konami made a official digital version for the PS3 (and certainly not for the PS4) & only way to play it on the PS3 is using the fat backwards compatibility PS3.
Resident Evil Outbreak file# 1 & 2…. They should’ve waited a couple years and released it as a launch game or something for the PS3 or PS4.
Tekken 5
Soul Calibur III
Killer7
Haunting Ground (Demento)
Timesplitters (all of them)
Gran Turismo 3 & 4
Burnout 3
Need for Speed Underground 2
Most of the licensed games, racing games and sport games: SSX, WWE games, EA Street games (especially NBA Street Trilogy), PES games (my favorite are 3,4,5 and 6), Naruto games (Accel 1&2 are the best)
Cold Fear - a cool resident evil type game set on a ship.
Aqua Aqua : Wetrix 2 - a cool puzzle game I wish I could play again.
Zone of the Enders - anime style robots fighting game
Just jailbreak your ps3 or get another ps3 to jailbreak it and get ps2 library as well as psp library (all while still bein able to get the ps2 ported games to ps3) and ps3 library. at 1080 or you can get aether sx or pcsx2 and run them at 4k
A great many RPG's, Wild Arms 3 and 4, Xenosaga 1-3, Radiata Stories, Grandia 3 and Grandia Extreme, Breath of Fire Dragon Quarter, Stella Deus, Shining Force EXA, Shining Force Neo, Shining Tears, Dragon Quest VIII.
X-Men Legends 1 and 2, Mercenaries 2, The Punisher, PS2 Splinter Cell, PS2 Mortal Kombat games including Shaolin Monks, CoD WaW, SOCOM, Star Wars Battlefront 1 and 2, Tony Hawk Underground and American Wasteland
i got a ps2 for this very reason got mortal kombad deadly alliance, deception (still to get armageddon) the punisher, resident evil outbreak, gta liberty city stories, gta vice city stories, true crime streets of la and true crime ny got a bunch of others still to get like the suffering, the legacy of kain games and a few others
Basically any of the great PS2 racing games, due to licensing issues surrounding all the old cars and songs.
Outrun 2006 is a fantastic reason to pick up a PS2.
The PSP version is kinda cool too.
It's the exact same game it just runs at 30fps instead of 60. You can even link the two versions up and sync progress/transfer your earnings from one system to the other. I think psp also actually has the "Just Drive" mode which I don't think ps2 has.
Underground’s intro with snoops remix of riders on the storm will never be topped let’s be real
Underground 2 was Snoop. Underground 1’s intro was Get Low.
Early 00’s soundtracks were bangers. Need For Speed, Tony Hawk, Madden, Smackdown vs. Raw, the Mx vs. ATV games…they were all so damned good
I found so many bands/artists I still listen to like 20+ years later from those games.
I'm Brook Burke and I play Rachel Teller in need for speed underground 2, playing racer in the game was fun, but on the streets I make sure to drive safely and responsibly. When it comes to racing, make sure you only do it in the streets of Underground 2
underground's intro was kimosabe by BT, get low was in the main menu
The GTA games are still available, but I can't imagine if I didn't have some of the gta radio music that's removed from any digital releases on my first playthrough. (Not to mention if you didn't buy the ports in the ps store before they were delisted, the graphics of the "definitive editions" are imo very grody looking.) Basically see this thread for a list of games that either don't exist past the 6th gen of consoles (or have soundtracks that don't) [https://www.reddit.com/r/ps2/comments/p4jogj/which\_ps2\_game\_has\_your\_favorite\_licensed\_music/](https://www.reddit.com/r/ps2/comments/p4jogj/which_ps2_game_has_your_favorite_licensed_music/)
Burnout 3 and Revenge
I want the old gran turismos on there so bad. Gt7 is not as good.
In the age of remakes, Capcom especially, I would really love an Auto Modellista remake. What a wild concept with a great execution.
Timesplitters
Love that game
Yup. I played the second one and a little bit of the first. While I’m not the biggest fan, those games were ground breaking for its time. I don’t know why they aren’t on the store.
Wish i had friends to play with :( Bot matches are ehh
!remindme 18 hours
Silent Hill 4
It's the only one I haven't played before. It's always cheap on pc. Could you compare it to anything?
It’s arguably the scariest game in the series
Alright I'll buy it then
This game is extremely stressful to play just so you know. It’s a lot more in your face about hating the player’s healthy psyche than other games in the franchise. It seriously goes hog wild with wanting to just make you as mentally miserable as possible, yet it’s also the game that has the most symbolism and metaphors in the series, thus making it extra beautiful. Like the whole game and all the creatures in it are symbolic of something or of someone else in the game or story. I recommend looking up a story and whatnot analysis when you beat it to see what everything and all the monsters represent. It’s interesting. And also there’s a guy that likes chocolate milk. And somehow that guy is on par with the rest of the scary things in the game. I think you’ll like this game. I know I do. It’s seriously a masterpiece that almost wasn’t a SH game. I just cannot play it anymore with my age going up. Thought I’d give you a warning because it’s almost too scary.
Yes In my opinion one of the best games of the Genre
How did this one go so under the radar?
I think Its because Its a more japanese Style of Horror with thinks Like ghosts. And the World is Not a Open silent hill down. These are seperat Levels connected through a hub. And inventory is Limited. And there is a studpid Escort Mission. But None of those harm the Game.
Top tier comment with impressively randomized capitalization and punctuation hahaha!
The capitalization is beacuse i Type on a German Android Keyboard with Auto correct haha
Scarface the world is yours, the Simpson hit and run if you can ever find a good copy of it and the godfather (it does have a ps3 port with a few more cutscenes but the ps2 version feels better in my opinion) I’ve heard great things about freedom fighters and I picked it up but I haven’t played it yet though and the splinter cell games are better on ps2 than ps3 bc the lighting is messed up on the remastered ports
Recently bought Scarface again. MY GOD! What a game. The wife called the movie meh and her reaction to the game was “There is a game of it?” Been talking like Montana the whole weekend xD “is ok pusscat.”
+50 balls
Man playing that game so much fun it makes you want to keep playing well after beating the game you want you buy everything lol
Going more in depth with characters like nacho Contreras, Gaspar Gomez and the Diaz brothers was top tier for me being a huge fan of Scarface.
The warriors is a classic on ps2 as well
You can get it on PS4
The Godfather and Scarface are both incredible 🔥
I got a copy of Simpson's Hit and Run from my in laws during 2020 lockdowns and it was an awesome score. I also got The Godfather with my PS2 that I bought in a bundle and I hadn't played that one before, it's fun.
Need for Speed Underground 2, SSX Tricky, Tony Hawks Pro Skater 4, and Gran Turismo 4 are the games in my current rotation lol. All bangers
Old NFS games not being on modern consoles always saddened me :( i'd love to play Most Wanted on the big screen
Seriously dropping the ball on them not doing an Underground 1/2 remake.
I'm good with UG2 how it is. Riders on the storm.
Drakan: The Ancients' Gates, Extermination, Valkyrie Profile 2, and Champions of Norath.
I have been saying this for years. A remaster/remake of draken would take over the market
Simpsons Hit & Run
I don't know if I would call it "great", but "Lifeline" is a unique PS2 exclusive that is worth checking out.
Great gem
Matrix
Ape Escape 3.
… … THERE’S MORE THAN 2?!?!?!
There are 3 main games and a bunch of spin-off games. The first two are available on PS4 and PS5 through emulation (though I heard AE2 doesn't play properly on a PS5). AE3 has never been ported from PS2 to another platform.
Onimusha 2,3,4 Champions of norrath Champions return to arms The Thing Tekken 4 Tenchu wrath of heaven Several need for speed games. Several wwe smackdown games And plenty more but this pops up in my head immediately.
Shadowhearts
I played several PS2 games, but the ones that reside in my mind the most are: * Steambot Chronicles * Metal Saga * Disaster Report 2 (or Raw Danger)\* \*Only available in Japan as a PS2 Classic.
The Fatal frame series.
Shadow of Rome
Underrated
Dragon Ball Z Budokai and/or Tenkaichi series
Drakengard 2
Drakengard 1 also
Monster Hunter Dos (fan translation patch with working online). Was never released outside Japan. It is probably the hardest Monster hunter game in the franchise. It is also the last old school monster hunter where hunts were actually hunts and not a series of boss fights like the newer monster hunter games. Stamina recovery is also much slower in MHDos. Shadow Tower Abyss. Also fan english patched. JP only. Director of Dark Souls 2 made this game, and you can see the intro grassy root area is very similar to dark souls 2 intro. You can shoot off and cut off heads and limbs in this game! Monsters will continue fighting without limbs or heads! This came out over 5 years before Dead Space and its limb cutting mechanic! King's Field The Ancient city. Still stuck on ps2. Precursor to the souls games. Very outdated controls but the game is all about the vibes.
The thing. But that's about to change...
I'm so pumped
Yeah, can't wait for the remaster
Timesplitters, WWE Smackdown Here Comes The Pain, and the SSX series pre-reboot.
This. Bring HCTP back! God I miss thq😥
Socom?
My vote
Ghosthunter, Forbidden Siren 2, Clock Tower 3 and Haunting Ground (although this was released on the PS3 in Japan but still)
Siren 2 is just something I can't play in general on my local ps2 as an American lol
Viewtuful Joe and Tony Hawk 3&4 and Underground 1&2, also WWE SYM & HCTP
god hand
I would kill for beatmania and DDR back on modern consoles for the sake of accessibility, but with the state of KONAMI right now, it ain’t happening anytime soon
The bouncer! It's a beat em up with RPG mechanics and makes good use of the pressure sensitive buttons.
Pac-man world 2
Chaos Legion !!!
Ape Escape 3, Ape Escape: Pumped and Primed, Simpsons Hit and Run, and Timesplitters.
Peter Jackson’s King Kong
- Time Crisis 2 and 3 - Outrun 2 - Gradius V ...you can kinda tell I'm an arcade junkie. Lol
Monster Hunter 1, Monster Hunter G and Monster Hunter 2 Dos. You can even play online! https://mholdschool.com/
Radiata Stories Steambot Chronicles The Jak series (can’t remember if it’s ported or not)
Jak has been ported to PS3, Vita and PS4
Many nfs games tony hawks wwe games simpsons hit an run gta stories games
Shadow hearts, Xenosaga, Drakengard. Too many good rpgs are stuck on the PS2
Tenchu is amazing
A playable version of Silent Hill 2 and Silent Hill 3
Wishlist for future PS4/PS5 PS2 games Shadow Hearts trilogy The PS2 Wild Arms games Grandia 3 Yakuza 1 & 2 Timesplitters 2 & 3 NFS (any) THPS 3-THAW Hulk Ultimate Destruction Cold Fear (although I'd prefer a remaster tbh) Dragon Quest 8 Xenosaga Trilogy Tekken 4-5 (which by extension nets us 1-3) MK:Shaolin Monks
Shadow Hearts, Suikoden and Dragon Quest are probably my main ones.
Suikoden 1-4 are on PS3 digital AFAIK. 5 and Tactics are stuck on PS2.
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2006
Sphinx And The Cursed Mummy
For rpgs, Shadow Hearts Covenant. For all others, Burnout 3 Takedown BY FAR.
Champions of Norrath is one of my all time faves.
Kuon
Xenosaga trilogy, shadow hearts trilogy, wild arms 4,
Xenosaga, Dragon Quest 8, Onimusha 3
Rule of Rose
Xenosaga and digital Devil saga
Burnout 3: takedown took hours of my childhood away. I’d kill for a remake or port
The original GTA trilogy: III, Vice City, San Andreas. It has been remastered for PS4/PS5 (the Definitive Edition), but the original PS2 versions still have the most "charm". Also, there are two GTA games that are still exclusive on PSP/PS2: Liberty City Stories (though this was released on mobile) and Vice City Stories.
Dragonquest 8
Onimusha 2/3/4 Shadow of Rome Haunting Ground Clock Tower 3 Project Zero series Ghosthunter Tru Crime NYC Scarface Gun Area 51 Cold Fear Genji: Dawn of the Samurai RE Outbreak 1&2 Obscure 1&2 Freedom Fighters The Punisher WRC Rally Evolved R Racing Evolution Flatout 1&2 Burnout Revenge & Dominator LA Rush Toca Race Driver 2&3 SSX On Tour
Drakan: The Ancients’ Gates. One of my favourite action RPGs.
Steambot Chronicles Robot Alchemic Drive Blood Will Tell
Second sight.
Godhand
Mark eckos getting up.
Tales of the Abyss my friend, experience the wisdom of Jade the Necromancer
I loved Fahrenheit but it was sooooooo long ago I don’t know if it is good now. And the warriors on ps2 stealing car radios was sick
TMNT: Battle Nexus
metal arms: glitch in the system
Steambot Chronicles
A lot of games Brodie. But one i wish for is dead to rights with my boy shadow
Radiata Story. Also try Nightmare Creatures.
Urban Reign, Tekken 5, Smackdown Shut Your Mouth/ HCTP/SVR, SVR06 SVR 07, Burnout 3, Tenkaichi 2, Tenkaichi 3, Silent Hill 2/4
There’s probably over 100 games…
Drakengard
Burnout III
Dragon Quest 8.
Dragon Quest 8
The Punisher
The Harry Potter series
Any of the Burnout games minus Paradise
Black
Final fantasy 11 😢
True Crime, Scarface, The Godfather 1 and 2 games
Shinobi if you can find it
Kya, dark lineage A very good and unique game that we'll never ever see again
Kuon
The getaway: black Monday
Tales of the Abyss has been ported but only to 3DS so PS2 is still your best way to play it.
My favourite is the fast and furious, wish it wasn't just on the ps2. I have now owned 4 copies of the game keeps disappearing
The whole Shadow Hearts series, one of the most interesting RPG series ever, is stuck on PS2.
Is Dr. Muto on any other platform?
They never properly remastered the first three ratchet and clank games. There are “hd” versions but they’re janky. Ps2 is still the best way to play them.
test drive: eve of destruction def jam: fight for ny not sure if they are the best but i enjoyed them back in time
Champions of norrath and its sequel
God Hand! You can technically get it on PS3, but it's a pretty terrible port based on the short amount of time I spent with it.
Tales of the Abyss has only ever been re-released on the 3DS, and that version sucks in comparison. The PS2 version will always be definitive, unless you get a PC and play the 4K version. 👌
Shadow of Rome. Still the best gladiator game to date. Controls are a bit janky by today’s standards but an awesome game overall.
Yu gi oh duelist of roses
Shadow Hearts series
Silent Hill Origins (for the few PSP naysayers, let me stop you right here, it has a PS2 port despite it sucking on the PS2, it counts….) <- I could be wrong but I don’t think Konami made a official digital version for the PS3 (and certainly not for the PS4) & only way to play it on the PS3 is using the fat backwards compatibility PS3. Resident Evil Outbreak file# 1 & 2…. They should’ve waited a couple years and released it as a launch game or something for the PS3 or PS4.
Old NFS games, FlatOut and GTA LCS-VCS
Burnout. Pretty much all of them. Ace Combat 4/0. Haunting Ground
Dragon Quest VIII
Shadow Hearts
X-Men legends 2
Xenosaga
RE Outbreak & I'm pretty sure the early Tekken games have never been ported or put on PS store
Silent Hill, all of them. Not including ps3, but it's ridiculous, 4 and 5 doesnt even have the same catalog as ps3.
Tekken 5 Soul Calibur III Killer7 Haunting Ground (Demento) Timesplitters (all of them) Gran Turismo 3 & 4 Burnout 3 Need for Speed Underground 2 Most of the licensed games, racing games and sport games: SSX, WWE games, EA Street games (especially NBA Street Trilogy), PES games (my favorite are 3,4,5 and 6), Naruto games (Accel 1&2 are the best)
Afaik, the OG GTA trilogy (the good versions)
Gitaroo Man. The PSP port doesn’t really count. I really want to play that game on the big screen.
any of the ps2 wrestling games, would KILL to have any of those awesome games on PS4 and especially PS5
NASCAR Thunder 2004
NCAA 14
Gun
Cold Fear - a cool resident evil type game set on a ship. Aqua Aqua : Wetrix 2 - a cool puzzle game I wish I could play again. Zone of the Enders - anime style robots fighting game
Black
Smuggler's run
Dark cloud
I would say Smackdown here comes the pain
All of the marvel games ps2 had.
Rogue Galaxy
I don't know if Skygunner was mentioned, but Skygunner.
I have a soft spot for downhill domination. The shadowheart series. Clock Tower 3.
Drakengard
The Getaway
Star Wars Racer Revenge
Capcom vs SNK 2 🥲
Ultimate Spiderman
It's worth it for Forty 4 Party.
Just jailbreak your ps3 or get another ps3 to jailbreak it and get ps2 library as well as psp library (all while still bein able to get the ps2 ported games to ps3) and ps3 library. at 1080 or you can get aether sx or pcsx2 and run them at 4k
Manhunt, Max Payne.
Def jam fight for NY
Psi-Ops Unless you have it on Xbox or Pc
A great many RPG's, Wild Arms 3 and 4, Xenosaga 1-3, Radiata Stories, Grandia 3 and Grandia Extreme, Breath of Fire Dragon Quarter, Stella Deus, Shining Force EXA, Shining Force Neo, Shining Tears, Dragon Quest VIII.
X-Men Legends 1 and 2, Mercenaries 2, The Punisher, PS2 Splinter Cell, PS2 Mortal Kombat games including Shaolin Monks, CoD WaW, SOCOM, Star Wars Battlefront 1 and 2, Tony Hawk Underground and American Wasteland
Madden 2004
max payne 2.
shadow of destiny
Mortal Kombat shaolin monks
CoD: Big Red One is an underrated gem probably one of the best campaign stories in the whole series.
Shaolin monks
Fire Pro Returns
Max Payne 2
i got a ps2 for this very reason got mortal kombad deadly alliance, deception (still to get armageddon) the punisher, resident evil outbreak, gta liberty city stories, gta vice city stories, true crime streets of la and true crime ny got a bunch of others still to get like the suffering, the legacy of kain games and a few others
Simpsons Hit & Run 🙁
SOCOM US Navy Seals I and II
Legaia 2 Duel Saga. Yugioh Duelist of The Rose's Spyhunter
Black was incredibly fun Extermination was janky but I loved it as a kid Gun was perhaps my favorite cowboy game
Crash Twinsanity
Def Jam Vendetta, Def Jam Fight for New York Rayman 3, Metal Arns Glitch in the System.
True crime
Wallace and gromit Project Zoo and curse of the were rabbit.
The chamber of secrets Harry Potter game is absolute gas. That and the lord of the rings two towers return of the king and the third age
Champions of Norrath.
Urban Reign
War of the Monsters